South Caucasus

Pashinyan’s Visa Promise: Armenia’s European Dream Meets Election-Year Reality

Nikol Pashinyan says Armenians could travel visa-free to the EU within two years. The promise may sound powerful ahead of elections, but the road to visa liberalization depends on reforms, border controls, biometric documents and a political decision in Brussels, not campaign timing.

Russia Warns Armenia It May Review Gas Benefits Over EU Course

AZE.US Russia may suspend or terminate a 2013 agreement with Armenia on the supply of natural gas, oil products and rough diamonds if Yerevan continues...

Armenia Talks About Europe, but Gas, Grain and Fuel Still Come From Russia, Velizade Says

AZE.US Armenia may be speaking more openly about a European path, but its real dependence on Russia remains much deeper than the political rhetoric suggests,...

Russia’s New Law On Protecting Citizens Abroad Sends A Warning To The South Caucasus

By AZE.US Editorial Team Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing the country’s armed forces to be used abroad to protect Russian citizens,...

Rubio To Visit Yerevan As U.S. And Armenia Prepare To Sign Bilateral Documents

AZE.US U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Armenia on May 26, Armenian state media reported, citing the country’s Foreign Ministry. Rubio is scheduled to...

Russia Named Top Foreign Policy Threat To Azerbaijan In Caucasian Live Poll

By AZE.US Editorial Team Russia was named the leading foreign policy threat to Azerbaijan in an online poll published by the Telegram channel Caucasian Live,...

“300,000 Azerbaijanis In Armenia”: How Election Fear Becomes A Political Slogan

AZE.US Armenian politics is again using Azerbaijanis as a convenient object of fear. Samvel Karapetyan, a candidate for Armenia’s premiership, has said that if he comes...

Threats Against Pashinyan Cannot Be Dismissed As Mere Campaign Tactics, Azerbaijani Analyst Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Ilgar Velizade says the reported threats against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan should not be viewed only as a campaign tool,...

Azerbaijan Will Drive Trans-Caspian Projects In The OTS, Huseynov Says

Political analyst Rizvan Huseynov says Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the Organization of Turkic States could accelerate Trans-Caspian transport, logistics and energy projects.

Baku-Tbilisi Trains To Resume, But Azerbaijan’s Land Borders Remain A Separate Issue

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s planned resumption of passenger train service between Baku and Tbilisi has revived a wider debate over land borders, regional transport links and the...

Pashinyan And Armenian Opposition Now Have Nearly Equal Chances, Safaryan Says

AZE.US Armenia’s election campaign has entered a more uncertain and politically charged stage, with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling party and the main opposition forces...

Azerbaijan’s Envoy In Turkey Sparks Debate Over Armenia Normalization

By AZE.US Editorial Team Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Turkey, Rashad Mammadov, has triggered debate in Turkish political and media circles after saying that Ankara and Baku...

Baku Residents On Armenia’s Elections: “Pashinyan Is Better, But Peace Can No Longer Be Stopped”

AZE.US Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections are being watched closely in Baku, where many residents see the vote not simply as a domestic Armenian contest, but...

Armenia Before Elections: Why Moscow Is Increasing Pressure On Yerevan

AZE.US Russia’s pressure on Armenia ahead of elections has become one of the key political signals in the South Caucasus, linking Yerevan’s domestic campaign directly...

Human Rights Prize Or Political Whitewashing? Why Baku Rejects Vardanyan’s Nomination

AZE.US Azerbaijani human rights defenders have protested the nomination of Ruben Vardanyan for the 2026 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, saying the move raises serious...

Russia Weakens As Arms Supplier, Turkic States Look For New Partners

AZE.US Russia’s role as a major arms supplier in the post-Soviet region is weakening, while Turkic states are increasingly looking for new defense partners and...

Putin Heads To China After Trump Visit As Moscow And Beijing Compare Notes

AZE.US Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19-20 for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, days after U.S. President Donald...

Pashinyan Says Armenia Does Not Need External Guarantors For Peace With Azerbaijan

AZE.US Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Armenia does not need external guarantors to secure peace with Azerbaijan, sharply questioning the value of security arrangements...

Azerbaijanis Debate Whether Families Of Convicted Separatists Should Be Allowed To Visit

AZE.US Families of convicted former separatist figures from Karabakh reportedly want to visit Azerbaijan, opening a sensitive public debate over law, memory and humanitarian limits...

Armenia Is Choosing Between Sovereignty And The Role Of Someone Else’s Tool, Velizade Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Ilgar Velizade has said Armenia’s pre-election struggle has entered its final stage and is no longer just a domestic political contest,...

Corruption Hits Kyiv, Drones Hit Russia: The War Is Entering A New Phase Of Nerves

Fresh corruption scandals in Kyiv and Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil and aviation infrastructure point to a deeper shift in the war. The battlefield is no longer only about territory - it is increasingly about endurance, credibility and internal pressure.

Russia’s Power Blocs Are Preparing For The Post-Putin Era, Azerbaijani Politician Says

Azerbaijani politician and economist Natiq Jafarli says the main risk for Vladimir Putin may no longer come from liberals or business elites, but from the nationalist and security circles that the Kremlin itself helped empower during the war.

Aliyev In Kazakhstan: Turkic World Should Become A Power Center Of The 21st Century

President Ilham Aliyev addressed an informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Kazakhstan, focusing on artificial intelligence, digital sovereignty, the Middle Corridor and the growing geopolitical role of the Turkic world.

Azerbaijan Is Waiting For Armenia’s Election, But No Quick Breakthrough Is Likely, Iskandaryan Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan is waiting for the outcome of Armenia’s parliamentary election before the next major phase in talks between Baku and Yerevan, but a rapid...

Armenia Faces A Choice: Does Society Want Peace With Azerbaijan?

AZE.US Armenia’s parliamentary elections on June 7 are turning into more than a domestic political contest. They may become the first serious public test of...

Russia Is Losing Influence, While Armenia Is Still Arguing With Reality: Mammadov

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst and international affairs expert Chingiz Mammadov says Russia is losing influence across its former sphere of dominance, while Armenia is still...

Opening Of Turkey-Armenia Border Will Be Coordinated With Baku

AZE.US The possible opening of the Turkey-Armenia border will be decided in coordination with Azerbaijan, according to Javid Valiyev, head of the foreign policy department...

Pashinyan Rules Out Armenian Support For Sanctions Against Russia

AZE.US Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has ruled out Armenian support for sanctions against Russia, saying Yerevan will not enter what he described as a...

Azerbaijan’s Meat Prices Rise Again As Buyers Cut Back

AZE.US Meat prices in Azerbaijan are continuing to rise, adding pressure on household budgets ahead of the holiday season. Sellers say the increase has become a...

Russia Does Not Know What Victory Means In Ukraine – Gadirli

AZE.US Azerbaijani lawmaker Erkin Gadirli says Russia has entered a strategic trap in Ukraine because Moscow no longer appears able to clearly define what victory...

Why Some In Baku Prefer Pashinyan To Armenia’s Old Guard

AZE.US As Armenia moves through its parliamentary election campaign, an unusual message is coming from the streets of Baku: some Azerbaijanis say they would prefer...

Armenian Cheese In Baku? Food Safety Agency Checks Claims After Market Allegations

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s Food Safety Agency is examining claims that cheese with Armenian labeling may have been offered for sale at Baku’s “8th Kilometer” market, after...

Azerbaijani Observers At Armenian Elections? Baku Has Not Confirmed Yet

AZE.US Azerbaijan has not confirmed whether its representatives will participate in observation of Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections. MP Fariz Ismayilzade said it would be premature to...

Pashinyan Tells Putin Armenia Is Not Leaving The EAEU For Now

AZE.US Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has pushed back against Vladimir Putin’s remarks that Armenia will eventually have to choose between the European Union and...

Pashinyan’s Choice: Cheap Russian Gas Or Expensive European Freedom

By AZE.US Editorial Team Armenia is moving away from Russia faster than at any point in recent memory. The harder question is where exactly it...

Moscow Raises Prospect Of A ‘Soft Divorce’ With Armenia

AZE.US Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Armenia should decide as soon as possible whether its economic future lies with the European Union or the...

Azerbaijan Says Russian State TV Map Was A Provocation

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has sharply criticized Russia’s state-run Channel One after a program aired a distorted map of Azerbaijan that included a reference...

Azerbaijan Risks Losing The Economic Race To Armenia, Mammadov Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan risks falling behind Armenia in the economic race if Baku’s relations with the West remain tense and the country’s internal economic environment does...

European Parliament Again Plays Against Peace Between Baku And Yerevan

By AZE.US Editorial Team The European Parliament has again placed itself on the wrong side of the peace process in the South Caucasus, Azerbaijani political...

Moscow Cannot Digest Zelensky’s Visits To Baku And Yerevan, Rajabov Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Rauf Rajabov has said Moscow is struggling to accept President Volodymyr Zelensky’s recent contacts in the South Caucasus, including his visits...

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